December 24, 2016

We had our Christmas party in Richfield and it was really crowded.  That is one of the best parts about family get together.  We all get up close and personal.  Well my girls and Conner all wore boots and were resting their feet on the same stool. It was so cute I had to take a photo.  I loved it!!  This is what family get togethers are like for me.  

December 23, 2016

I realize that not every picture I take is going to be good.  I also realize that isn't what this is about.  It's about learning.  You have to make mistakes to learn and figure out how to do them better.  So even though this isn't a great quality picture it's what I have for the day.  And really as long as the picture is of someone I love that makes it ok.  So here's to my cute, Sher.  Thanks for wrapping presents for us this year!

December 22, 2016

I decided to try Project 365.  That is where I take a picture everyday.  I am not sure how this is going to work and I don't know if I will post every picture but I love the idea of documenting my life in photographs.  So here goes.  This picture is part of my Christmas wreath. It is quite old and I am not sure how much longer it will hold up.  I made it at a Relief Society event years ago.  I was nervous about it because it wasn't really my style but I sure have enjoyed it.

Peter Pan

I seriously feel like I have some of the best friends ever!!  We went to see Peter Pan at Hale Center.  Even though it was not one of my favorite plays we still had the best time.  It's amazing what fin you can have when a bunch of your girl friends get together.  So thank you for being such great friends.  

Fairview Derby

It's been quite a few years since I had been to a demolition derby. This year we were asked to help time and to judge at the Fairview Derby.  So we spent the evening watching cars crash and destroy each other while we kept track of their times and made sure they didn't make any illegal hits.  As a bonus we got these fabulous shirts!!  I am sure I will wear mine all the time,  JK.  Anyway we really had a good time that had nothing to do with where we were but who we were with.  Family is what really matters.

Family Reunion Day 2

It's A Pirate's Life for Me!

Day 2 was spent doing all sorts of pirate activities including our very own pirate photo booth.  Mom and Dad started us out on that one.  Even though my dad is batting leukemia and taking chemo, he was still at the reunion doing what he could.  What a great father I have!!  I sure do love him and my mom!

My sister, Cherish, and her family make me smile.  They are always so excited to do things and are great at giving hugs.  When they got to the reunion, the girls were so worried that we started without them.  They were afraid that they missed something!  Luckily all they missed was truck ride!

Bryson is so much fun!!  He is always excited to do new things.  So he gladly took a second to take a picture with me.  Doesn't he make such a cute pirate?

This is one of my favorites!!  Brian grew his beard out for the reunion, even though I was ready for it to be cut.  Anyway he had this plan to paint it our family color.  Lucky for him I actually had purple hair spray! So here he is as Captain Purple Beard!  What would I do without him?

Here is a picture of my brother Mike and his family.  By the way, the have killer flag making skills!  They totally won the best flag award.  Great job guys.

Ken's family is so full of energy.  They are constantly going.  It was quite an accomplishment to get them all together for a picture.  Aren't they just cute pirates though??

Ryan and Amber have their hands full right now.  They have a bunch of foster kids living with them who were so excited to dress as pirates.  But I can't post a picture of the kids so here is just the two of them poking a little fun at the pirate theme.  I love this because it shows their sassy personalities off.

Here is my crew!  Kenzi brought Conner up with her and we thought it would be funny to try to kill him in our picture.  He was just good to let us have a little fun.  Oh and by the way we totally won the best dressed family award.

Kenzi and Conner were so good.  They played with the little kids and helped out whenever and wherever they could.  

Probably my all time favorite picture is the one with my siblings!  This is my family (minus two who didn't come).  These are the people who have always been there for me.  They are my safety net.  I can't imagine my life without them.  I couldn't have asked for a better family.

Lastly, I just had to throw this picture in there.  One of the pirate games we played was a rope streaming contest.  Basically we had to unravel a streamer with one hand.  Afterwards there were streamers everywhere.  The kids just started playing in them.  It was great! This is my niece and she reminds me of Lady Liberty.   

All for one and one for all.  It's a Pirate's Life for Me!!

Family Reunion Day 1

Brian and I were over my family reunion this year.  We decided to do it up Monroe Mountain at our cabin.  Everyone showed up by Friday night.  We all just kind of hung out that night and visited.  Bryson is a typical boy and thinks it's fun to pull silly faces for pictures.  What a kid!!

This is my fabulous parents!  They raised this crew of ours and somehow lived through it all.  Now they get to sit back and relax a little all the while enjoying their posterity.  Love ya mom and dad!

 A few of us played a little corn hole.  Everything is better in the mountains including corn hole.  It makes it a little more challenging because nothing is level and even.

A few of us loaded up in Grandma's truck and went looking for wildlife.  We stopped and let the kids play on this old fence for a little while. It sure doesn't take much to entertain this kids of ours.

When it got dark we went inside and made Pirate Bracelets otherwise known as friendship bracelets.  The little girls loved doing this!